First day of spring deals at Rita's Italian Ice, Venti Tre

Richard GorelickThe Baltimore Sun

Spring arrives today, officially.

Venti Tre (3731 Boston St., 410-563-0302, venti-tre.com), the new fast casual Italian restaurant at the Shops at Canton Crossing, is celebrating the first day of spring with the offer of a free entree with any purchase.

The new restaurant offers three customizable entree options – salad, pasta or an Italian flatbread called a piada.

You'll have to go to the restaurant's website, venti-tre.com, to print out a voucher. The offer is good from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today only.

And Rita's Italian Ice is celebrating the first day of spring by scooping free ice all day.

All guests who visit their local Rita's Italian Ice will receive a free regular ice of their choice. This is the 22nd year that Rita's has celebrated the first day of spring with the free Italian ice promotion.